Carrying-pouch for watchmen&#39;s time-registers.



I C- H. JENKINS- CARRYING POUCH FOR WATCHNIENS TIME REGISTERS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 5,1912. 1,172,460, Patented Feb. 22, 1916.

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CARRYING POUCH FOR WAT CHMEN'S TIME REGISTERS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 5. 1912.

1,172,460. Patented Feb. 22, 1916.

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TED STATES PATENT 'oEEic.

CHARLES H. JENKINS, or BELLEVILLE, NEW JERSEY, nssrsNon ro, NEWMAN cLocK00., or NEW YORK, Y., A CORPORATIGN on EW YORK.

CARRYING-POUCH FOR WA'ICI-IMENS TIME REGISTERS.

1 Specification of Letters Patent. I t t e 22, 191

Application filed January 5, may Serial No. 669,706.

To all whom it mag concern: I

Be it known that 1, CHARLES- H. JENK NS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Belleville, county of Essex, and State of New Jersey, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Carrying-Pouches forWatchmens Time-Registers, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact description.

This invention, which forms the sub ect matter of this application,relates to carrying pouches for watchmenstime registers, one object ofwhich is to provide an improved pouch or carrying case for the clock forthe purpose of protecting the latter from injuries from the weather orother agencies while the watchman is making his detour. Pouches of thischaracter have formerly been gashed in the upper portion thereofandthrough these gashes protrude means which are secured to the clockcasing and which serve as connections for carrying straps. In using.these older pouches in rainy weather the water runs down the straps andthe gashes serve as avenues through which the water runs into and aboutthe clock casing.

It is one of the principal objects of this invention to so connect theclock to the pouch and the pouch to the carrying straps that the abovedifficulties are avoided.

A further object consists in so connecting the clock to the pouch thatan: liability ofthe clock falling therefrom is avoided.

A further object of the invention consists in providing the pouchitself'with a' strap which, in addition to possessingthe advantages detailedabove, will also maintain the pouch in upright position when beingcarried about in use.

Still further objects of the invention will appear from the detailed;description given below and from the claims appendedhereto.

Referring to the drawing which shows the preferred embodiment of myinvention Figure lfshows a carrying pouch with a watchmans clock securedtherein, said'pouc-h be-' ing in open position. Fig. 2 shows the pouchin closed position. Fig. '3 1s a sectional view of the body portion 11and of the face of the clock showing a different method of securingtheclock and pouch to- I gether. Fig. 4: is a front view of the deviceshown in Fig. 1. V y The reference numeral 10 designates the outercasing or cover portion of the pouch into which the inner casing orbodyportion 11 is adapted to telescope. The body por tion is suitablyhinged as at 12 to the cover portion. All these parts are made ofleather the hinge itself being suitably riveted or otherwise secured tothe two portions. Within the body portion 11 is a watchmans clock 13secured thereto by means of the screw-threaded and removable fasteningmeans 14 passing through perforations in the body portion 11. As hereshown two such means are provided with conical heads adapted to fit inconical sockets provided inv the washers 15. These washers are ratherlarge and serve to clamp a substantial portion of the pouch whichimmediately surrounds the perforations. The screw-threads of thefastening means 14 engage with corresponding threads in the casing ofthe clock 13 and fixedly secures the latter to said pouch.

From the above description it will be apparent that the clock is notexposed at all to the elements. Heretofore it has been customary toprovide the clock casing with protruding rings to which the carryingstrap is directly. connected. This construction necessitates theformation of large holes through both the cover and body portions of thepouch through which the rings project. Such constructions aredetrimental to the clock itself, especially in rainy weather, as thewater will flow in large quantities down the straps thence to the clockmechanism which is exposed by said perforations. WVith myimprovedconstruction I do away with all perforations in the cover andbody portions, excepting the perforation, not

falling therefrom is effectively eliminated. T he securing meanstogether with the washers 15 are so constructed as not to interfere inthe least with the closing of the pouch. In Fig. 2 the pouch is shown asclosed, a tab '16 with perforations l'l'being provided on the front ofthe'pouch for engaging with a suitable buckle 18. A grille 19, hav1nglattice worlr 20, is formed in front of the pouch to protect the face ofthe clock. The cover portion is provided with carrylng straps 21 22,.and23 which are connected to thecover portion by riveting or otherwisesecuring the same to the rings 2%, 25 and 26 respectively. The strap 22-is connected. at 27 to strap 23 and serves to maintain the pouch inupright position as the same is being carried about.

This results from the fact that as the pouch V which the strap 22 isconnected to the pouch away from the point 27 where the said strap 22 isconnected to the strap 23. l/Vhen the pouch is in upright position thereis only a small amount of slack, if any, in the strap 22. Hence as soonas the pouch begins to oscillate about the points 28 and 29 as a centerof oscillation the strap 22 becomes taut and arrests the furthermovement of said pouch. It will thus be apparent that the amount ofoscillation ofthe pouch which takes place in being carried about dependsentirely upon the amount of slack in the strap 22. If there issubstantially no slack in said strap there will be substantially nooscillation.

In. Figs. 3 and 4: I show a slightly different method of securing theclock to the body of the pouch. Instead of passing the securing meansthrough the periphery of:

the body of the pouch and the clock casing, the former is secured to thelatter by passing the securing means through the front of:the bodyportion and through the face of the clock. In this case the grilleflange 19 serves very admirably the'purpose served 1' by the washers 15in Fig. 2.

It is obvious that slight changes may be resorted to. F or instance, itis quite apparent that it is not essential, although preferred, to havethe securing means for the clock at the places shown. They may be placedat any point or points on the periphery or may protrude through thefront of the body portion. Hence, such changes,

and other changes may be made without departing from the true spirit andscope of my invention.

lVhat Iclaim is 1. Ina carrying pouch fora watchmans time register, incombination, a clock, a

body portion closed at the upper and ,side portions thereof to excluderain or dust;

means projecting through said bodyportion and engaging with the clock tosecure said clock in saidbody portion, a cover imperforate, at itsupperand side portions a hinged to and telescoping over said body portion,.two carryingstraps connected tosaid cover portion on the'peripherythereof and substantially opposite: to each other,

and a third strap connected'to the periphery of said pouch andsubstantially midway be-;

tween the aforesaid straps.

2. In a carrying pouch for a watchmanls time'rigister, carrying'meansfor said pouch comprising two straps connected to the pe-. riphery ofsaid poucl1,said connectionsbeing at a distance fromeach other, and asingle strap'located also on :the periphery of the pouch substantiallymidway between 1 the.

aforesaid straps'and connected to one of the aforesaid straps tomaintain thepouch normally in upright position and to avoid undueoscillation. of thespouch-j 3. In a carryingpouch fora watchman.s

time register, incombination, a recording clock, a substantiallycircularshaped closure.-

for the clock made in two parts, one part adapted to'fit overthe clock,meanspassing through said closure for securingthe clock securelytherein, the other part'of the.

closure adapted to telescope over the first part of said closure member,a hinge adapted to secure together the parts of the :closure, a strapmember upon one of the parts of the closure and a buckle secured to theother part of the closure for maintaining.

part of the closure in adjusted relation,- straps having theirends'secured in the periphery of the outer closure" part and ,on"

opposite sides thereof, and a third strap secured at one end to theperiphery of the outer closure member midway betweenthe points ofsecurement of the other strap .110 to one-ofthe other straps tomaintain. the closure normally in an upright position and members andhavingits other end secured to avoid undue oscillation of the pouch;

4:. A carrying pouch for a watchmans" recording clock, a substantiallycircular, shaped closure forithe clock made'in two parts and having itsends substantially-flat, one part adapted to fit over the lock, theother part adapted to telescope over the, first mentioned part, a hingeadaptedlto:

time register, comprising in combinatioma secure the parts together,means upon the 7 parts of the closure for maintaining themun y adjustedrelation, means passing through the telescoped' portion ;ofthe casing.into the clock for securing the clock thereto, an

openingfin the front end of the closure'to. give aview of the front ofthe clock, means 1' the periphery of the outer part of the cloin saidopening to protect the clock from position and to avoid undueoscillation of injury, two long straps having ends secured the closureand the clock carried thereby. to pass over the shoulder of a Watchman,In testimony whereof I aflix my signature and a short strap having anend secured in in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses. h

- CHARLES H. JENKINS.

sure and having its other end secured to Witnesses: one of the longstraps between its ends to WM. BOHLEBER, maintain the closure normallyin an upright W. LAWSON DYER.

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Washington, I). G. V

